SolidWorks 3D CAD Design software is famous for its impeccable design capabilities.
Now, considering the number of parts and components that are
created using SolidWorks on a regular basis, working with large assemblies may
prove challenging.
To help you overcome that limitation, here we present a
couple of tips and tricks.
First tip, undoubtedly, would be to consider the
mode. Let’s dwell deeper into that.
So, there are four modes in which an assembly can be opened.
These are, namely – Resolved, Lightweight, Large Assembly Mode and Large Design
Review.
Resolved is the
default option when you work within assemblies.
Lightweight opens
the assemblies but not the associated file information. Although it does share
the information about primary planes and origin.
Large Assembly Mode
is similar to Lightweight in operation with the only difference being
involvement of a couple more options.
Finally, Large Design
Review is different from the other three in a way that it provides you with
restricted command manager. Best part about Large Design Review is that it
doesn’t open the file in memory and therefore, offers super ease in opening and
navigating large assemblies.
Second Tip is to use simplified configurations, which
means creating a configuration within the assembly and suppressing unnecessary
associated parts and sub-assemblies.
Third Tip is to use the Defeature tool, which is a
tool that helps in removing selected faces, features et al. With this tool you
can save the file as a Dumb Solid, which refers to a file without any feature
definition or history.
With these tips we believe you would be able to work with
large assemblies in SolidWorks almost flawlessly. For more such interesting
details and information, you can always go for a SolidWorks 3D CAD Training.
